Waraku

This sushi place has really fresh salmon avocado eel rolls, my go to is the salmon avocado hand roll. I always go to them for delivery when I want fresh sushi. You can see from the pics how fresh the sushi ingredients are. Generous large portions of salmon and avocado and seaweed salad. I highly recommend this place if you’re a sushi lover but also want to make sure your raw fish is fresh.

This place is a mess. I’m still waiting in the restaurant for my pickup order 1.5 hr after I placed it when it was supposed to be ready 30 min after placing it. No acknowledgment when I entered the restaurant and when I was finally able to ask about my order all they said was “ok”. No reassurance. No time estimate. Just “ok”. Here I am still waiting with 5 other people for our delayed orders that are being packed by two careless young women in hoodies who are in over their heads with orders and do not know the meaning of service. Bare hands touching all of the unpacked food items sprawled all over the restaurant counter as more customers pile in waiting for their pickup orders. I’ve lost my appetite.

I went to Waraku with a group of friends for dinner. A few of us had some complaints and issues with the restaurant, including myself. The negatives: Their table we sat at was very sticky and so were the menus. One of the chairs was very unbalanced due to one of the legs presumably broken. Service was "acceptable". Nothing noteworthy. The rolls were personally unacceptable for me. Some of them were mushy, and most of them just fell apart on their own. At some point I thought to myself that using a spoon would be easier. The taste was acceptable but I really wouldn't come here for "good" sushi/sashimi/rolls. I ordered the Chirashi which involved an assortment of fish and sushi rice. As mentioned earlier the fish was alright. Chirashi also came with a complementary 'salad' and miso soup. The salad consisted of what seemed to be iceberg lettuce, a singular slice of cucumber, and a small strand of a carrot. The miso soup was personally very bland and consisted of a singular tiny square of tofu. I also had the absolute worst stomachache of 2022 later that night. It was so painful and sudden. I struggled so much that night. The positives: Within the Chirashi contained a bed of sushi rice. The sushi rice was very delicious and I considered it the best part of the Chirashi. The food was arranged beautifully on plates. Their prices are fairly reasonable - for the most part.

It's Feb 17 2018. I came in with a family member. I sat down, and looked through the menu. I and the family member ordered the same item on the menu. Our expectations are high! Little did we know, that we will be regretting our decision to give this restaurant a visit. We decided not to come back. Their service was Okay. Reader, if you're wondering what we ordered, look at the photo that I'll attach. 😭😭😭 Updated on 10/01/2021 I figured out that they're not from Japan lol. The owners and everyone who work there are from China. I also disliked their Yaki Udon and their sushi rolls aint all that. The miso soup was missing tofu 😂